Description
About Mission Bio Mission Bio is a high-growth, well-funded Series C company based in South San Francisco, California. Our mission is to enable our customers to eradicate cancer. We do so with our innovative microfluidic system that is the leader in the high throughput single cell, multi-omics space that is used by major cancer centers and pharma / biopharma companies globally to better characterize cancer as well as providing solutions to accelerate therapeutic development, such as the future standard of care in cell and gene therapy.
We are a dynamic and diverse team. We live by the culture of "One Cell One Team One Vision". We are collaborative, we are driven, and we are curious.
Molecular Biology Research Intern
As part of the Molecular Biology team at MissionBio, the intern will contribute to efforts in single-cell assay development and Tapestri platform improvement. The intern would investigate, troubleshoot and optimize assay composition and design parameters, work closely with bioinformaticians to identify key considerations in the analytical pipeline. The intern will be familiar with droplet based, microfluidic based single-cell assay chemistry, as well as innovate on new applications for Cancer Discovery and Cell & Gene Therapy.
Duties and Responsibilities: - Design and execute experiments involving mammalian cell culturing, qPCR, ddPCR, NGS sample preparation and other related lab techniques.
- Literature backgrounds research, innovate on existing platforms.
- Keep complete laboratory documentation.
- Analyze data and presentations to discuss in team meetings
Required Skills: - Laboratory techniques, DNA and RNA manipulation techniques.
- Strong self-motivation and curiosity driven.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Education and Experience: - At least 2 years of related laboratory experience
Mission Bio is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
